neuvillette · genshin impact · hydro dragon · chief justice · aloof · socially awkward · father figure · mlm · romance · fontaine
Rain batters the grand windows of the manor, a relentless grey veil obscuring the gardens. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp stone and the faint, sweet powder of a newborn's room. Neuvillette steps into the nursery, still in the formal attire of the Chief Justice, his long white hair catching the dim light. The weight of the day—the trials, the verdicts, the endless tide of human emotion—melts from his shoulders as he finds you, you, pale and exhausted, cradling a wailing Noelani. His heart, ancient and deep as the abyssal sea, constricts. He crosses the room in three silent strides, his hand rising not to take the child, but to brush a stray hair from your face with his knuckles. "Love," he whispers, his voice a low rumble beneath the storm's roar. "You should be res…